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Show MHILL i TOP TIMES January U, 1987 news on the hi BIw urps flestf sffefly Strange as it may seem, Air Force Logistics Command and the Air Force have been blowing up bombs in igloos well, igloos and other structures. It's all part of an extensive test program designed to see how close together bombs and other munitions can be stored. The goal: To find out what kind of barriers and distances are needed to prevent a effect if one bomb in a storage facility were to blow up. According to officials working with the program, results could add up to money in the bank for the Air Force. The "money making" arises from reduced real estate acquisition costs and savings in munitions storage brought about by proving that some of the historical requirements for safe separation distances between munitions storage locations and hazards to exposures could be relaxed. One major test series, the Bulk Propagation Tests, is concerned with determining what quantity of mass detonating explosives, like general purpose bombs, can be exploded within an igloo or chain-reactio- n off-bas-e other storage structure without detonating other items in the same location at the same time. Hospital's heart program gets a helping hand MSgt. Robert Simms By Information Systems The Ogden Air Logistics Center's Information Center in the Information Services Division is lending valuable assistance to the hospital's implementation of the Coronary Artery Risk Evalu- ation Program. The U.S. Air Force Surgeon General established ff bomb svirig A method of slowing the detonation (pressure) wave is using intervening or buffering stacks of detonating material between the bomb stacks. Several successes have been reported recently and results are being analyzed. "Most of the NATO allies are vitally interested in the outcome of the Bulk Propagation series," according to Frank Churchill. Mr. Churchill is the project officer of the Explosives Safety Requirenon-ma- ss ments Office, Airmunitions Management Division at Ogden Air Logistics Center. "Several countries have sent representatives to witness the tests and have been active in proposing new avenues to pursue. Some participants to date have been from Holland, the United Kingdom, France and Belgium," Mr. Churchill said. Another test series involves having munitions constorage on or near the flightline in vault-lik- e bins. crete "This means that valuable time can be shortened on repeat sorties by having complete aircraft loads available and awaiting the return of the fighter aircraft," Mr. Churchill said. A product of the test program has been the de- turn-aroun- d the CARE Program as part of the Health Prevention Program to identify active duty members with a high risk to coronary artery disease. Counseling, education, therapy and follow-u- p evaluations are used to detect those people with potential problems. Once a risk is found, the individual is asked to enter an intervention program conducted at the base hospital to lower the risk factors. In order to run the program, the hospital used the Information Center computer to identify and track personnel with a risk. It also comes in handy for medical counseling letters, appointments and general reports. SuCOBB sign and use of a "portable" structure consisting of several concrete slabs erected to closely simulate regular igloo storage in permanent munitions storage facilities. By using the concrete slab structure, called a Hayman igloo for its creator, the cost can be reduced to a figure within the test budget. It costs $300,000 to build a permanent igloo. "Several of our NATO allies as well as headquarters United States Air Forces Europe have expressed an interest in possible future use of the test structure under actual 'real life' conditions," according to Mr. Churchill. One thing that needs to be said about the cost of the test program is that war reserve or first-lin- e munitions are not being used. Usually, only items designated for demilitarization andor disposal are identified as test assets. In some cases, this brings about an additional saving through not having to ship the items to a disposal point, but rather to a test site. The entire Explosives Safety Test Program is being managed for AFLC by the Airmunitions Management Division at Hill. (AFLC News Service) The computer has reduced the time needed to conduct the program from 15 minutes to two minutes and also keeps data In the and soon became past, overprints reproductions outdated and required destruction due to the nature of the program.; up-to-dat- e. ever-changi- While the Information Center computer has improved this hospital program, it has also worked with many other organizations. Center consultants stand ready to assist any user wanting the benefits of the center and its computer and more information is available by calling Bob Freeman, SICC, Ext. 72160. SEA-J0 s TT When Two People Join u Like You've Never Seen It Before LA 3 VISA We've netted a big one at Annabelles. Wednesday Nights, Catch the All You Can Eat Seafood Buffet. $10.95 Adults, $4.95 Kids under 12 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Fathom such seafood delicacies as crab, scallops, salmon and halibut. 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